2.  The 85-foot-tall, 26,000-pound Norwegian
Spruce that adorned the Rockefeller Center
throughout the 2014 Christmas season has
been milled into lumber for Habitat for
Humanity Philadelphia. Tishman Speyer, who
owns and manages Rockefeller Center, has
given lumber from the annual Christmas tree to
the charity for eight years. Habitat for Humanity
International CEO Jonathan Reckford said the
annual gift of lumber has been a “blessing” for
families with low incomes whose houses were
built from it. He added that the organization is
grateful for Tishman Speyer’s generosity.

3.  Lumber from previous Rockefeller Center
Christmas trees has been used to build houses
in Connecticut, Mississippi, New York, New
Jersey, and New York. “We can think of no
better way to cap off the holidays than letting
the tree’s legacy continue as a home for a
family in need of affordable housing,”
Rockefeller Center Managing Director Keith
Douglas said in a press statement.
Carla Cole, team lead for Rosicki, Rosicki &
Associates’ Batavia office, is a board member
of Habitat for Humanity of Genesee County.